If you look at all of their best spells then it is still no contest. Evans was class when he first came through and especially between 2011/12 and 12/13 where he started as much or more than Rio or Vidic. And let's not compare early promise of those to Jones. Jones was one of the best CB prospects in the world, up there with Varane at the time. Injuries killed him. Smalling was the key CB for the majority of any success we did get post Sir Alex.
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He will be here to do exactly what we would have been asking Maguire to do if he wanted to stay, which is absolutely feck all unless everybody else is unavailable.
Was a huge mistake to sell him.
Would be an astute signing, he’s got youth on his side.
Not on the Evans train and don't believe we will sign him for the season, but we need backups and we don't have the money. So unless we have someone from the academy ready to step up and seize the backup roles, we will need to search for cheap deals and compromises.
We no longer have loads of money to throw. Our owners are not selling and not investing. FFP is breathing down our necks.
All our "to sell" players fetch us peanuts, with buying clubs having money to throw at players from other clubs but not ours. All our new signings or potential transfers involve huge transfer amounts and very high salaries.
Just no.
I highly doubt Ten Hag is bothered that he used to play for us.
Read the signs. The stories before were that Harry Maguire is happy at United and willing to fight for his place. Yet we all pretty much knew that the club wanted to sell him.
So ETH officially tells him he’s not going to be the captain. Wouldn’t it make more sense to sell him while he’s still the captain? So clearly behind the scenes Maguire is making a sale difficult.
Now United bring in a 35 year old. It’s more to tell Maguire look, you’ll only be getting into the team if we have 4 players unavailable.
So ETH officially tells him he’s not going to be the captain. Wouldn’t it make more sense to sell him while he’s still the captain? So clearly behind the scenes Maguire is making a sale difficult.
Now United bring in a 35 year old. It’s more to tell Maguire look, you’ll only be getting into the team if we have 4 players unavailable.
Now we’re talking
He's 35 years old now.
Maguire wants to stay and Maguire wants to leave. Posted 4 hours apart on the same day.
Pick the one that suits your agenda.
Imagine the scenes with Maguire when Jonny Evans is named captain for preseason
Exactly. Whether you look at best spells or consistent performances those three have been significantly better, it's the ending that corrupted our minds. But Evans was a top level replacement for Vidic and Rio when they started to struggle with injuries, Jones and Smalling were excellent as CBs but also very competent in other roles for SAF.
Who would have guessed, Jonny Evans would be the last every player from the Busby + Fergie eras?
Thats rubbish.
The stories about Maguire wanting to stay and fight for his place came out before he was stripped of the captaincy.
It's for 2 games ffs.
That is the case. His contract ran down & he was free to leave. Leicester apparently did offer him another contract but he didn't take it.
Until we get someone like Wellbeck back
Who would have guessed, Jonny Evans would be the last every player from the Busby + Fergie eras?
Anyone know who is that between Jones and RVP BTW?
“You’re Jonny Evans.” “Yes.” “You play centre back.” “Yes.” “I play centre back too.” “So?” “Well, are you better than me?” “Well, I never met you, but... yes.”
(I know they were at Leicester at the same time, but)
BebeUntil we get someone like Wellbeck back
Anyone know who is that between Jones and RVP BTW?
BebeUntil we get someone like Wellbeck back
Anyone know who is that between Jones and RVP BTW?
Until we get someone like Wellbeck back
Anyone know who is that between Jones and RVP BTW?
I think it’s Bebe.
edit: Curse my slow thumb.
Smalling was quite clearly the best of all of them. Not sure I would put Evans and Jones ahead of Lindelof though. All three had plenty of good but plenty of bad as well.
Until we get someone like Wellbeck back
Anyone know who is that between Jones and RVP BTW?
Bebe
Who would have guessed, Jonny Evans would be the last every player from the Busby + Fergie eras?
Who are the two to the right and left of SAF? never seen them before, did they ever win anything at United?
Always liked Evans as a player. He had one very uncomfortable season in 2014-2015 and was then sold. Maybe was the wrong call considering the money we spent on centre backs in the coming years.
Happy that he is back albeit only short term, hope that he gets a good deal somewhere.
Happy that he is back albeit only short term, hope that he gets a good deal somewhere.
Something more than Gerrard and Carragher
So… that record about 80+ years of players playing with someone under either Sir Matt or Sir Alex will get prolonged by another few months or a year?
Now we know why De Gea is so allergic to sweeping. He tried it here, messed it up and decided to never try doing that again.
The revisionism is insane, he was a calamity for a couple of seasons at least before he was sold. In Fergie’s last season it seemed like we conceded from an Evans mistake every time he was on the pitch.
Oh yes of course, must have erased him from my memory
Maguire hopefully if the Greek legal system doesn't bang him up first.
Sounds like it is more of a signing that could lead to a potential coaching role for Evans.
I mean fair but Maguire and Bailly were honest pretty bloody brilliant in their early spells as well. I think because they've fallen off so badly people forget that they were actually playing at a very high level at one stage.
Maguire was widely considered one of the best centre backs in the league during his second season at United; I'm not sure if any of Jones, Evans or Smalling were put in that bracket.
It would be like the scene from Training Day where Denzel expects to have his back covered by the whole neighborhood only to find out none of them gives a shit about him and actually want him gone. Maguire will however not have a cool "King Kong ain't got shit on me"-monologue but instead just strut out of Carrington wrapping his two arms around his massive head.
Absolutely love this news. Great to see him in Utd gear again.